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The City in Late Imperial Russia
Michael F Hamm
From the Great Reforms that began in the 1860s to the revolutions of 1917, the Russian Empire experienced a period of explosive urban growth. This volume examines the changes it brought in eight of the Empire's largest cities.
Marc Notes: Papers from a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies, held in Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 1983.; Includes index.; Bibliography: p. [355]-359. Table of Contents: Acknowledgments1. IntroductionMichael F. Hamm 2. MoscowFrom Big Villiage to MetropolisJoseph Bradley3. Between Old and NewSt. Petersburg in the Late Imperial EraJames H. Bater4. Continuity and Change in Late Imperial KievMichael F. Hamm5. WarsawPoles and Jews in a Conquered CityStephen D. Corrsin6. RigaGrowth, Conflict, and the Limitations of Good Government, 1850-1914Anders Henriksson7. Odessa and the Problem of Urban ModernizationFrederick W. Skinner8. TiflisCrucible of Ethnic Politics, 1860-1905Ronald Grigor Suny9. BakuTransformation of a Muslim TownAudrey Altstadt-Mirhadi10. Urban Revolution in the Late Russian EmpireDaniel R. Brower BibliographyList of ContributorsIndexIllustrations between pp. 151 and 176
Contributor Bio: Hamm, Michael F Michael F. Hamm, Professor of History at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, is the editor and part-author of two earlier books on the Russian and Soviet city and has written articles on the history of Kiev, Kharkiv, and Riga. He has traveled to Kiev on five occasions. The recipient of Fulbright-Hays and International Research and Exchanges Board grants, he has spent more than thirteen months working in the archives and libraries of the former Soviet Union.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | July 22, 1986 |
| ISBN13 | 9780253313706 |
| Publishers | Indiana University Press |
| Genre | Cultural Region > Eastern Europe - Cultural Region > Russia - Demographic Orientation > Urban |
| Pages | 388 |
| Dimensions | 162 × 239 × 29 mm · 684 g |
| Editor | Hamm, Michael F. |
